When Souma’s father leaves the family business, the restaurant is on the verge of closing. Souma decides to improve his cooking skills to save the restaurant, so he enters and begins studying in Japan’s top culinary academy, the famous Engetsu Teahouse Culinary Academy. It’s not that the book doesn’t present itself well; it does. Nor, is it because it’s based on characters from anime, something I do not follow–which is odd, I know, given my geekiness. And it is about food… no problems there. Yumeiro Patissiere is about a clumsy girl Ichigo Amano who isn’t really good at anything else but eating cakes. After the introduction there’s a detailed list of kitchen tools and ingredients that you might not usually use, but will need for the recipes in this book. There is an explanation given for each one, which I really appreciate. All in all, I would recommend this book to all. If you are an anime food lover this book is for you. If you just like cooking then this book is also for you, but it is just way more fun if you get the references. 🙂

Nerikiri (Inspired by Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card) – This is actually a traditional Japanese treat that has been kept popular thanks to social media and the Insta-worthy designs that are often made with these treats. (This was a lesson in patience and perseverance and I loved every second of it.) Food in anime always makes me drool and so did each recipe in this book which is inspired by a scene from an anime. With each recipe you will get a short telling of what happened when the food from this anime was served, making it a nice way of remembering your favorite anime and even getting inspiration to watch the ones you haven't seen yet. After the instruction sheet there is artwork of the food. I do wish they had also included a picture of what the food looks like in real life, as having that side-by-side would be interesting to compare, helpful, and I prefer to have a real life visual of what it should look like when finished.This is a personal preference though.The end of the book is an index so you can search recipes by ingredient. Japanese animation has beautiful designs, fleshed out characters, and engaging storylines—and it’s also overflowing with so many scrumptiously rendered meals. Do you ever watch your favorite anime series and start craving the takoyaki or the warmth of delicious ramen or the fluffy sweetness of mochi? Now, you can make your cravings a reality with Cook Anime! Enoki mushrooms:Called enokitake in Japanese, these long, thin white mushrooms are popular in soups, salads, and many other East Asian dishes.Many of the recipes also had wonderful hand-drawn pictures of the finished recipes. I do wish that there could have been more pictures that would have illustrated how to do some of the steps in the recipes. Basically, this book is perfect for new bakers, seasoned bakers, and anyone who wants to get creative in the kitchen. Bake Anime is the perfect cookbook for bakers who want to have some fun in the kitchen I was fascinated several times to find dishes that seemed very familiar to me, though sometimes with subtle or interesting differences. Reading the culture and food sections I learned some of the dishes were introduced to Japan from other countries, often adapted to suit Japanese tastes or availability of ingredients. So in addition to very Japanese dishes you’ll also see things like hamburger (hambagu), spaghetti bolognese, crepes, milk tea and others, all that have been adapted in Japan and made an appearance in anime.

Somehow I misunderstood when I requested this book and thought that it was more about food drawings, so I was a bit surprised when I discovered that it’s a real cookbook. There is quite a wide range of recipes, from appetisers to mains and desserts and drinks. Unfortunately it’s NOT vegan/vegetarian friendly at all, but I know I can’t expect that of every cookbook I read. It is general knowledge that Japanese people not only eat with mouth but also with eyes. As a land of kawaii/cuteness they make everything become art of beauty include food. It is not only contains nutrisious ingredient but also all way too cute to eat foods. You can get a grip on what role it plays in Japan nowadays, by watching the comedy-drama anime Shirobako. I've read several anime cookbooks, and while this does have good recipes, it's very light on the anime concept. A bare paragraph is all you get, along with a list of some of the anime that dish can be found in. However, certain anime are conspicuously missing from the lists (I mean, Yuri on Ice had Katsudon as a plot point, yet it is missing from the list attached to that recipe). The dishes aren't necessarily the specific ones as seen in a specific anime, either, merely the common version. No interesting takes on recipes a la Food Wars here. A few images depicting the foods are anime-inspired, but many don't seem to have made much of an effort in that regard either.There isn’t a more well known Japanese dish than sushi. It’s a vinegared rice Japanese dish made with a wide variety of ingredients like veggies, meats, seafood, cheese, and sauces. There are a number of types such as maki, nigiri, onigiri, and rolls. When I take look to this cookbook with all infograpic about 75 Iconic Dishes from Your Favourite Anime, that bring so much warm and nostalgic feeling on me. I am not good at cooking but recipe at this book will tempt everyone (not only anime lover) to trying make some decent Japanesse homemade food. Kabocha: A Japanese variety of winter squash with bumpy green skin (sometimes with stripes) on the outside and yellow- orange flesh on the inside. I loved the inclusion of the visual explanation for dumpling folding. There’s a great selection of appetisers, main dishes, desserts and even drinks. I love the illustrations of the foods as well, they all look so tasty! There were a lot of animes mentioned that I haven’t seen and/or heard of and based off the food, I might add them to my neverending ‘to watch’ list.

The food in anime can act as a window onto Japanese culture and history, and can bring even more meaning to the scene it’s featured in. I was so intrigued by this that I wanted to explore it—and this book was developed from my perspective as an outsider looking in.Souma is a young boy with great cooking skills. He easily comes up with new dishes and often uses weird combinations of the ingredients no one else would think of. Tamagoyaki is the broad term for Japanese Rolled Egg or Omelet. If you want to translate it to English, Tamago is eggs and Yaki is grill so it would be grilled eggs. I’ve been struggling with providing a review for this book. Normally, I have no issues reviewing a cookbook, however, this one I’ve been putting off while trying a recipe or two. I loved this idea! Many times while watching an anime or reading a manga I've seen something that I have wanted to try and make or at least taste myself someday. Sadly this wasn't executed in the best way. The author chose an easy route, she took common food dishes seen in various anime and gives you a basic recipe for the dish, then tells you what anime that dish is seen in. That's nice and all but I would've preferred to see a little more research done. I would imagine that each author of these various anime/manga would have a recipe they have in mind as they wrote the story and it would've been nice to get their personal opinions what the exact dish is and then give the recipe for that specific dish. If you look up a recipe online your search will render thousands of that recipe but only one of those recipes is a correct match for what was used in a show. Beside that these recipes do sounds good and I plan on trying most if not all of them out.

This book offers enough variance of foods from appetizing such as mitarashi dango (samurai champion) and bento inspiration (school baby sitter). Main course as Lutfy's fave meat (one piece) or pikachu curry (Pokemon cafe mix). And for sugartooth readers there is option from dessert and drink such as starfish cone (clannad), kero's purin (cardcaptor sakura), prairie oyster (cowboy beebob). Rinse the fillets under cold water and pat dry with paper towels. Coat the fillets in the sake and let sit for 5 minutes. Lightly pat the fillets with a paper towel again, then rub 1 teaspoon salt over each fillet. If you’d like a more intense salt flavor, add another half teaspoon of salt each, or to your taste. Generously wrap each fillet in paper towels and place them in a closed plastic or glass container. Place the container in the refrigerator overnight or for up to 2 days; the longer the time, the saltier the fish will be. Each of these recipes sound yummy. They have common ingredients that are available in most western grocery stores. The recipes are generally for only one or two servings so you don’t have to convince your whole family to eat something new. But the trivia was my favorite part. I can see myself whipping up one of these recipes and eating while watching the corresponding anime on Netflix or Crunchyroll. It will be like having a meal with the characters. I am taking a star off for no nutritional information and infrequent photos. But I’m not sure that is what a reader of this cookbook is looking for anyway. It is more of a fun way to learn about your favorite anime. 4 stars! Join an otaku on her tour through anime food and find out what your favorite characters are savoring and sharing and then learn to make it at home! Including: Usukuchi: A light-colored soy sauce that is actually saltier in taste than the darker version, used only for cooking.You need only a few ingredients, including soy sauce, salt and sugar so it is very likely your shopping list won’t have to be too long. So – I enjoy cooking and reading cookbooks, my daughter enjoys manga and anime. So where can our interests converge? Where else but “The Anime Chef Cookbook: 75 Iconic Dishes from Your Favorite Anime” by Nadine Estero. Some of my favourite animes that are included in this are Haikyuu, Howl’s Moving Castle, Yuri On Ice, MHA, Demon Slayer, Ponyo, Violet Evergarden, Jujutsu Kaisen, AOT, Tokyo Ghoul, Spirited Away, Arrietty, Tokyo Revengers, Kakegurui, Ancient Magus Bride, Mob Psycho 100, Totoro, and When Marnie Was There. Milk Caramels (Inspired by Dagashi Kashi) – I just think if a cookbook has a recipe for caramels, then you have to give them a try. So I did and I loved it.